Now is your chance to ask questions and provide input on a proposal to build a 60-metre tall telecommunications tower on the town’s west end.
Shared Network Canada has made a proposal to the town of Collingwood to build the tower, which would be steel lattice, on the Eleventh Line in Collingwood north of Mountain Road. According to the town’s website, the proposal includes 15-metre by 15-metre fenced compound area at the base of the tower with equipment cabinets.
Wireless and data carriers would be attaching their equipment to the tower to increase voice and data services for the surrounding area.
There will be a public information session on Tuesday, Dec. 11 from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in the Grant Martin Egan Technology Suite on the second floor of the Collingwood Public Library. Anyone is welcome to attend the session for more information on the application. Shared Network Canada is hosting the meeting as per the Town of Collingwood's Radio Communications Protocol.
Collingwood senior planner Trevor Houghton said this will be the only public meeting regarding this application. Following the information session, town staff will prepare a report for council's consideration. The report will go through development services standing committee first, where members of the public can attend and make comment to members of the committee.
To see the information posted by the town on the application, and where to direct a written submission, click here.
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This article has been updated from a previous version.
